South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-30
Circuit Court.
cHANcEGY.

and Catherine Watson, the Receiver
OF this Court is ordered to collect and
pay out the funds belonging to E;iz.
abeth Creers estate in bis hsnds.
n. b. Gulhrie's Ex. %. George q.
Moreiand, &c. II 10 ordered, unless
the Defendant pay to the PLAINTIFF
and Turner. Defendant, within thirty
days the amount Of their liens, Flour.
noy & Daley. Special Commission
ers. are ordered to sell the estate in
this cauee.
Sarah Pennington Us. Samuel Pen
nington and others, ordered that No.
less the defendants within so days
pay to the plaintiff and Isaac PEN
ning'on the amount of their claims,
Gilksson 4 Flournoy. Special Com.
misstouers. are ordered to cell the liz
acre tract Of land in this cause.
samuel harp o. Sterling r. Tharp.
&c. Charles Harrison, purchaser Of
the land in this cause, having paid
the funds a. directed by the Court,
this cause 10 retired from the Docket.
Mary T. Parker %. Geo. w. Wash
tngton's widow. &c. Special Com
mlssioners Daley & G'lkeson are or.
dered to sell al the real estate OF
which George w. Washington died
seized. not heretofore sold to r. ii
WAshigton. either publicly or pri.
vately.
VIM. s. Hooks Adm'r. %. John s.
Kerns. Unless the defendant pay the
amount Of plaintiff claim In so days,
Commissioner Floarnoy Is ordered 10
sell tho real estate in Ills cause.
John w. Hite. &c. " Isabella Hite
and others defendants. 1t appearing
10 the Court that The land cannot be
partitioned among the parties in this
cause, Commissioned Flournoy is or.
dered to sell the same Ut public auc.
ton.
Samuel Hooks Adm'rs. ". Aquila
Whitaker's Admir- and others. Con
drmat!on OF commissioner assigning
dover 10 widow, and it is further or
dered that unless defendants pay the
liens In this cause ,commissloner Flour.
noy sell the real estate.
George Stump's Admir- ~. William
Mcdonald and others. Ordered that
unless b. +. Mcdonald. purchaser Of
the real estate in this cause, pay the
first deferred payment Of the land
purchased in this cause within sc
days, commissioners Flournoy and
DALEY resell the same, &c.
Joseph Saville. &C., ~. George Mar
tin, &c. Special Commissioner Flour
noy & Gilkeson are ordered to collec,
the deferred payments on the lam,
in this cause, and pay out the same.
Samuel Hooks Admir- ". Charles
Washington. Defendants lands 10
this cause orde' oil to be sold by com.
missioner FlOurnoy unless purchase
money due the plaintiff be paid with
in 80 days.
VIM. 8. Hooks Adm'r ". Daniel
p. Oats. The cause is referred to
Commissioner G .b,on to ascertain and
report the lands of Daniel p. Oats,
their value, report tho liens, and re-.
port to Court.
John Spaid's Admir- ". Hiram
81 aid. Commissioner Gibson is or.
dered to execute the last d cree OF
reference.
John A. Rich mond Is. Jucob Coop.
er's Admir-. Commissioner Flournoy
is ordered 10 collect the first deferred
payment for the lands sold, and dis.
tribute The same among the creditors.
John T. Evcretl's Admir- ~. John
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port of Special Commissioner Heis-
kell in this case. showing tue paying
out OF all the funds received by him
10 approved, and cause dismissed.
The common law case Of State We.
John Shanholtzer, misdemeanor, was
put off till to-day. All the jurors ex
cept those in the OFFER murder cas-
we're discharged.
On Tuesday the trial of
ANNIE Il. OFFNER
for the killing Of Benjamin Brooks
on Sunday, Au Jus; /, 1886, was be :
gun. Her counsel arc: Hon. F. NJ
Rey nolds, OF keYser, Senator Flour
noy and Col. Monroe. States At
soIney Daley Is conducting the Lros'
eculion alone. The following are the
jury: John & Lewis, Loudon Rack.
ley, Edward Kelley, John Miller, Jr.,
Il L Michael, David Arnold, j r
Leatb, Joseph nj. Hiett, l. w Kid.
well, Thomas Is Brill B L Smith,
James w Smith.
1--WE will only give bricf summary
OF such testimony in the case as WIS
fully reported in the INTELLlsENcER
last May. New evidence will be
given as fully as necessary
The finding OF Brooks dead body
in thicket bordering on field near
MIR. Reuben others Iesidouce, about
three miles east of this place on the
morning Of the murder; Of horse +,
tracks and sticks Of caLdy at tue
scene OF the tragedy; Of certain 9th,
er marks on the ground near where
The victim was lying was proved by
Luther A. Heatwole and Mayberry
Sanders. the former II whom also eta
ted that heavy rain fell shortly Of
ter Brooks was killed. Tue prisoner
was seen riding out of the thicket di.
rectly after the shooting by Peter
Bowman and Miss Sussn Dom.n.
Nearly al cts per Mile.